After a relatively economically successful pandemic period, when the movement of goods continued despite the reduced mobility of the population, Slovak industry woke up to the harsh reality of high energy prices and shortages of raw materials. The alarm bells were sounded not only by Club 500 representatives but perhaps most vocally by the ironworkers […]
The message of the recent Central European Davos is clear: our industry needs a helping hand, otherwise we may lose it forever. Record high inflation, an economic war with Russia, disrupted supply chains due to Covid, but also problematic decarbonization – these are all common denominators that have resulted in the closure of businesses across […]
Tensions between China and the US have risen again to a new high following the Taiwanese visit of a delegation led by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Her official visit was contrary to the one-China policy that the US pledged to uphold in 1979. China responded to this move by a […]
In the shadow of recent events with the war in Ukraine, the economic and energy crisis, the growing fear of an economic recession, we have easily missed the situation of the trade negotiations that have been launched between the EU and India. These negotiations are also linked to the above-mentioned events, which are currently affecting […]
Apart from the fact that for half a year we have been feeling the direct consequences of the war in Ukraine, the West has found itself in the middle of an economic war that has consequences for the running of our economies as a whole. Are we on the brink of a crisis that will […]
In recent weeks, news of a major investment by the Swedish carmaker Volvo in eastern Slovakia has been circulating in the social space. While this news is positive for the economy itself and the east of the country, if we turn the page and look back in time, we can see that foreign direct investment […]
A week ago, a conference in Lugano on Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction ended, at which Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal presented a map of the regions that the countries will work to rebuild. You will not find Slovakia on it, despite the fact that our country is one of the leaders in humanitarian aid, has deep […]
There are several reasons to celebrate the arrival of the fifth car company in turbulent times, but we should not forget that reliance on the inflow of foreign direct investment is one of the main reasons for the economic decline of Slovakia, which is today the third poorest country in the EU. Of course, for […]




